Paraplegic`s Girlfriend Sentenced

October 11, 1990

The longtime girlfriend of a paraplegic South Side millionaire businessman was sentenced to 80 years in prison Wednesday for killing the boyfriend in his Cadillac two years ago in what the judge termed an execution. Sheila Daniels, 35, was convicted of murdering David Ray McCoy by a Cook County Criminal Court jury last month.

McCoy, the owner of the Zanzibar Motel chain and other businesses, was shot once in the back of the head at point-blank range by Daniels as the two of them sat alone in his car in November 1988, according to prosecutors.

McCoy`s daughter, Cynthia McCoy Richardson, told reporters that her father had intended to end his relationship with Daniels and remove her from his will.

In sentencing Daniels, Judge Michael Toomin called McCoy`s death a

``cold-blooded execution.``

``I can`t believe he whacked her that bad,`` defense lawyer Lawrence Levin said of the sentence. ``I`m going to appeal.``

After Daniels` sentencing, trial began for her brother, Tyrone, 22, who is also accused of shooting McCoy twice in the forehead after Sheila Daniels shot McCoy outside his home at 1654 E. 92nd Place.